“For two weeks, the Kennedy Center held off on removing Donald Trump’s name from the building. With the deadline nearing, crowds braced for a moment of symbolism,” Janay Kingsberry reports.
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🎁The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump
After a judge said the president’s name had to go, crowds braced for a cathartic moment.
By Janay Kingsberry
June 12, 2026, 5:48 AM ET
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John F. Kennedy Center is engaged in a messy divorce that shoulda never happened. After crews remove the name of a living president, which took a federal court order, venue simultaneously fights a $17 million legal battle with Washington National Opera over retained resident funding. #GiftArticle
A crowd amassed, awaiting catharsis. Livestreams were running. Scaffolding appeared. Then a judge denied a motion to let Trump’s name stay on the Kennedy Center. It is unclear whether the 18 letters in question will be yanked from the façade or just covered up. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
3) A car full of people just drove by, shouting happily; *roaring*. "Is he dead?" I asked, and checked the Intertubes.
Nope. Crap. But: The degenerate's name, his precious name, which he wants to push into the world's face forever, did come down...
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It was a slap in the face when Donald slapped his name on the JFK memorial Center for the arts.
It was a sigh of relief when it was finally removed...
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DJT's legacy will be complicated and not kind.
The Washington National Opera filed a lawsuit yesterday against the institution. Since the two organizations parted ways, the opera claims, the Kennedy Center has refused to return more than $17 million in gifts and donations.
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🎁The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump
After a judge said the president’s name had to go, crowds braced for a cathartic moment.
By Janay Kingsberry
June 12, 2026, 5:48 AM ET
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is one woman who fought back against Trump willfully disregarded the law. It’s about standing up against injustice. 🙏
The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump
After a judge said the president’s name had to go, crowds braced for a cathartic moment. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
AMERICA CHEERS!
The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump
After a judge said the president’s name had to go, crowds braced for a cathartic moment.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...